First, how not to sell libertarian ideas... You've probably seen libertarian ideas marketed ineffectively--in this short comedy clip, Cathy Reisenwitz and Libertarian Girl demonstrate "how not to talk to people about liberty." [2 min/ Libertarianism 101] And second, the best advice... Don't be put off by the age of this recording, or that it is only an audio file. … [Read more...]
The Internet’s Own Boy | Documentary
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES Aaron Swartz -- an internet wunderkind and "open access" advocate -- is threatened with 35 years in federal prison for the crime of downloading a large number of copyrighted documents, and commits suicide. [ The Internet's Own Boy credits: Dir: Brian Knappenberger/ 105 min/ Documentary, Biography/ Law & the individual] "The … [Read more...]
The Soviet Story | Documentary
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES The untold story of Soviet mass murder is documented through rare archival photographic footage and interviews with survivors. [ The Soviet Story credits: Dir: Edvins Snore/ 86 min/ Documentary/ Democide, Anti-Socialism/ 2008] Note: the full documentary can typically be found via online search. "The extermination of tens of … [Read more...]
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS A young Pakistani immigrant and his English boyfriend overcome all obstacles to launch a fabulous laundromat: [ My Beautiful Laundrette credits: Dir: Stephen Frears/ Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis/ 97 min/ Comedy, Romance/ Pro-Capitalism, Individualism] "My Beautiful Laundrette scores a rare 100% critics approval rating on … [Read more...]
Would You Sign a Petition to Repeal the First Amendment? These People Would.
In this now classic clip from 2013, Mark Dice asks ordinary people to sign petition to repeal the First Amendment in order to silence the president's critics---and they readily sign. [4 min/ Freedom of speech] Links about the First Amendment Films About Freedom of Speech Wikipedia: First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights Institute: First Amendment … [Read more...]
Yertle the Turtle | Short Film
Long before Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, wrote childrens' stories, he was a political cartoonist. His early cartoons mocking fascism helped launch his career. Yertle the Turtle, with its "power corrupts" theme is said to have been inspired by Hitler, and the character was originally drawn with a Hitler-style mustache. Although the animation in this telling is just … [Read more...]
Remy: Imagine (There’s No YouTube)
Back in 2012, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton falsely claimed that an anti-Islamic film, The Innocence of Muslims, was responsible for the Benghazi attack on a US embassy and managed to get the film removed from YouTube. Comedian/songwriter Remy made this music video in response. In our current age of cancel culture and aggressive political correctness, Imagine (There's … [Read more...]
Remy’s Protest Song For Anti-Capitalists
Libertarian comedian/songwriter Remy sings (ironically) about the suffering of Americans at the hands of capitalism in this short music video. It's the perfect song for any poorly-informed anti-capitalist protest. … [Read more...]
Remy: Jay-Z’s Cuba State of Mind | Short Film
Comedian/songwriter Remy mocks Jay-Z's socialist chic to a latin beat in his short music video Jay-Z's Cuba State of Mind. … [Read more...]
Five Ayn Rand Interviews: Libertarian Video Shorts
Ayn Rand was interviewed five times on television over the twenty years 1959-1979. Her extraordinary intelligence and insight comes through in these, and she gives as good as she gets -- or better -- in fairly tough questioning, even in her last interview at age 74. Films of her work may be found here. Mike Wallace interviewed Ayn Rand in 1959 on The Mike Wallace … [Read more...]